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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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An English surname of unexplained origin.

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Examples

  • The book, originally published in 1983 by Houghton Mifflin, is now being made available through BookViewCafe. com (BVC).

    INTERVIEW: Vonda N. McIntyre (Guest-Interview by Sue Lange) 2009

  • Well, what he was saying to me was that he had met this very actor man, a fellow called Mifflin -- Arthur Mifflin -- in London just before he met me.

    The Intrusion of Jimmy 1928

  • Mifflin, which is trying to grab one of seven AAA state-tournament berths, will play Cumberland Valley or Penn Manor in a losers-bracket game Tuesday.

    Berks county news 2009

  • "Mifflin," said his wife, "how many times have I told you to put on an apron when you wash up!"

    The Haunted Bookshop 1918

  • Larry D. Benson Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 25.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Larry D. Benson Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 25.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Larry D. Benson Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987, 28.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Larry D. Benson Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987, 28.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Once Steve Carrell announced last summer that he was leaving "The Office" following the now-finished season, the world wondered who would replace him as manager at Dunder Mifflin.

    Andy Bernard: 'The Office' New Boss Replacing Michael Scott The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Once Steve Carrell announced last summer that he was leaving "The Office" following the now-finished season, the world wondered who would replace him as manager at Dunder Mifflin.

    Andy Bernard: 'The Office' New Boss Replacing Michael Scott The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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